The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1887-08-02


were hunting work. l eent them to the
gas pipe line. N. e55s5l lsl''1 1I,IF.
Randolph Gilmore-1 saw Baker Mon.
day morning, May 9th; he came down to
Dennya. ! heard him toll Ella Wisner,
"there Is no letter Tor you; you will have
to get SONS other fellow to write" a3'
l was working at Wilcoxen's house
Tuesday morning. one-eighth Of mile
from the McWha house. I saw Mrs,
Swearingen In buggy few rods below
the Presbyterian church, $50 yards below
the McWhs house. I heard the alarm Of
murder In a couple OF minutes after I saw
Mrs. swearingen. then went to the
McWha house. I. RI
SUSPICIOUS MARKS.
I found Baker and Herman Campbell
there. They were on the front porch.
The window on the front porch was en-.
tirely up; some Of the stats OF the shutter
lay on the porch, some on The floor. v The
silver OF the frame of the shutter was
lying on the carpet inaide. Saw tracks of
muddy water that would call mud
atains, as though fresh out Of tho rain, led
to the far window, and then others led to
parlor window. There was one spot oil
mud on the porch, at the broken window,
The tracks on the porch were dry, that on
the bench about the same. saw nail
tracks on the east end of the porch, made
by two feet, in front OF the bench and In
front Of the window looking into the cit.
ting room. did not notice any foo,
prints inside Of the house. The tracks
were made as Of sparebles on the outside
OF the ball OF the foot. ~
Crosa.examined Il don't know how
many men preceded me- that morning
did not notice the tracks on the back part
Of the house. This was not large track,
NJ. or 8 ahoe, in the back yard. I did
not see shoe track on the porch. They
we're only tracks not definitely outlined
no freshness about them. I did not no.
tice whether there was any mud around
the houes or not. 1t rained hard the az.
ening before, close to 4 o'clock. The
tracks towards the eest end went past the
stable, but not to the end OF the porch.
noticed the sash OF the window soon alter
l got there. Baker caught me- by the arm
and said, .'Look there" The shutters
were wide open. I did not notice the sash
when | first went on the porch. The
piece l found on the carpet was asy five.
eightha Of an inch wide and three or -four
inches long. l did not zee any broken
panes Of glass at that time. went tc
warn the people; started for Mr.. Lees. II
was after came back that noticed the
tracks, 4 did not hear Baker make the
first alarm. When ! left Mrs. Swearengiu
went to cave where kept my tools
when I heard somebody cry Murder II
When came out I saw Mr.. Baker stand
ing on the bank west of the school house
Redirect-!The tracks on the porch went
towards the east and the others towards
|the,west; could not tell how large they
were. They did not look like dog tracks
Cross.sxamiustion-Muddy water staint
would not take long to dry. s21s
,.,s$5. THOSE '!'BLooD SPOTS" Fs
William Chapman, deputy Sheriff.
vas atthe Cove when Baker was arrested
he was arrested In the school house.
did not hear him say, "My God, you are
not going to arrest me for this horrible
crime rs I Was in the cell last Saturday
night, when Baker asked me to examine
spot on the pants he then had on. The
spot on the pants taken of the defendant
BY the detective looked like iron rust.
saw similar marks since. Last Saturday
evening when Baker took off his pants be
showed me marks like the one on the tirsI
pants. SIS =5iJ Is,
q Observation-Disclosures held out his
hands to have the handouts put on.
could not give all that Baker said. ?all!l5
Sheriff Lindssy-Mr. Baker did not gay
"My God, you are not going to arrest me
for this, horrible crimei" Campbell met
Baker in the school house aisle and read
the warrant to him. ! put on the hand.
cuffs; he expressed a willingness to have
them on. Baker expressed willingness.
to be arrested. 4 MIR. Richards cross.e1
amined Baker. Z, Va si;.'
Marcelliua Baker-l WIS at the Nc Wis
house in the Cove on Tuesday morning
saw Father;in buggy when Campbell
asked him to testify before the'jury. HI
got out Of tho buggy in a natural manner
William Baker, another son, testified
that hia father was at his house in Steu
benvil!e until 10 o'clock, when theysw wen
out and up to the depot, where he stayet
until about II o'clock, when hb left, ii a
Ctoes.examlned---1 never saw my fathe
play poker. ssi:S y IL 5Els.gi5
d Ra.direct-f Was married in January
1885. I had On arrangement last sprin,
with father to get some goods. Had a lei
ter from Gross Greek Village dated May 9
1received it May IL.
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SOUNDS OF "A, RACKET. 81
Samuel Ralaton, jr.77-AIonday night, Ma,
the 9th, I was Mt home went to bed be
tween Q and 10 o'clock was wakened u,
in the night by aracket; the old man 90
up. We live on the commons in the Cove
The sound Of the licka seemed to com
from the direction Of the stable OF Mrs
McWha. Il remembered OF Mr.. Scofeld'
having a sick; horse in. the Cove. 4 NJ,
Baker was there and told them to get eom
medicine; the horao WAS bled once while
was there; don't know who held i th
horae's head the horse bled freely. s$GIz
Gross. Examined-I8 don't know wha
day the horse was bled. It waa on a Sun
day. The aound Of the noise came fror
the direction OF the McWha stable, j
might have been the horses it sounde
i like it was in q building. 81 3s1Fis 7
| n Redirect-It sounded like licke. 1, i, i,,ss
81 Herbert: w ilcoxan cross.examined-
4 emember ScofieM having ia sick hors
the Sunday before the 4 murder, nj
! Ralston came and blea the hofss. Bake
was there and had hold, OF the horse
head. ! did not see any blood exceI
4 around the horses mouth. Baker hel
the horses head while they drenched hi
after the bleeding s s55i.I5l
Mrs .. Il !. Keaggy, recalled-Mik
Donald boarded at my house; we ha
supper at 6 CLOCK; 4 ]: remember suppl
m the nigh. Of the OH Of May Mike Dol
aid came in after supper l dished IL u
, earlier that evening than usual : sent OF
4 Dutch, boy alter my boy while the me